Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-23
PRINCIPAL wHITMORE.

Action of the Board of Education
Last Nfght-Mr. Curtis to Remain for
the Coming Term as Teacher-Change
of Teachers-Mr. Cooper Wants an
Increase of SaIary-The Old state
House for school.
The board of education held a special
meeting last night for the purpose of max
ing the change of appointments of various
teachers for the coming year and to act
on several designations. The resignation OF
T. w. T. Curtis as principal of the High
school was first considered. On motion OF
Mr.. O'Brien it was accepted At the recon-
mendstion of the school committee it was
| voted to keep him as teacher in the High
school for the coming term at the same sal
airy he has been receiving, which was the
wish of Mr.. Curtis himself.
The designations of Miss Ida E. Eaton
from room Greenwich avenue school and
Miss Emma A. Bryant from room Fair
street school were accepted.
81. Fl. Strong moved to appoint j. ID.
Whitmore, now vice principal of the High
| school, to the principalship on the recon-
mendation of tbs committee. TWAS unanl-
mously done.
Miss Mary L. Daniels was appointed a
teacher in the High school, salary $3.50.
Dwight-No. 9, Kate Donovan from No; z $500
No. Z, Mary A. Maltby from No 6, 5000; No 8, Bes-
sic l. Kent trd from NJ No sSeG H. No s. hoss 4
Isben from No. 8, $3.50; No. s. Helen Thomas from
Cedar street school. $500.
Drawing-For geometrcal drawing in Il and IL
Grammar and High school, Frederick r. Honey
for fpeeh Ms drawing in Upper grades and
Fais street. 1e schooi.No. g. Annie T. Gonlon from
No Hamilton school, $460
Hamilton.s Ss;G 2 Pauline R. Hughson from No
Greenwich avenue-No. q L. Adele West from
Winchester~No IL, Marion H. Jameson from No.
Il, $7a5; No. Il, Hattie n Gum from No 10, $500;
Frances Wheeler from NOS Dixweil aveuue $3.50;
No s, Kate I Donovan from No; 4, $3.50; No .,
Jo ae from a9 cedar $3.50 $500 NO. s''O NO. annie
Dixwell avenue- No. g, Fannie T. Munger from
$50; No: 4 Nellie 4. Peck from No. :. $3.50; No s.
Mary R. Burwell from No. 2, $3.50; No. 2, Ella E.
German-English-- /, Cornelia Hurlburt from
wooster~No. 5, Mary E. Smith from WEIGH,
$500 "~'o'-'
In geometrical drawing Prof. Honey will
take full charge of it, devoting about three
hours each day to it. Miss Weir will devote
her whole time toward teaching freehand
drawing. The understanding is that if Prof.
Honey proves satisfactory and is engaged
second year that his salary will be increased
800.
A communication from L. A. Cooper,
principal of the ungraded school in Fair
street, asking for an increase of salary from
$500 to 81 ZOO. Mr.. Cooper made one or two
recommendations to the board. In his COM
munication he says:
There are now three rooms instead Of one, as
formerly, of which he has general oversight His
own room is now composed exclusively of boys
ranging from nine to sixteen years of age. The
Of them are half orphaned or quite parentless. or
some teachings at home or elsewhere Their asso,
like to take all these ungraded children in this part
Of the city under find immediate tie care are
old State House. although am not partial to that
structure.
College street side Gan entrance permitted only
there)and its interior made into inexpensive school
far as practicable might Be given, during their
few most important years pupils at least the r-
ton land along with it such moral instruction Gin
sense religious( as would save some of them from
the sad fate that must otherwise unavoidably be
theirs"
It was explained by one of the members
of the board that the school over which Mr.
Cooper presided was composed of over five
different nationalities of children-Italians,
Russians, etc. The matter of the increase of
Mr.. Cooper's salary was put over, according
to the rule.
The school committee recommended that
the room now occupied by the class in man
ual training be leased for another year from
July for $500. 1t was so ordered.
Mr.. Day read the report of the finance
committee for March, which showed that the |
total expenditures were 500, 660.33.
Superintendent Dutton said that the aver
age of pupils to enter the High school was
nearly Is 1-2 years. The senior class will
be smaller than the one just graduated.